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Ulrich Matthes

Actor | * 05/09/1959 (64) | West Berlin, West Germany
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Ulrich Matthes (born 9 May 1959) is a German actor. He is best known for having played Joseph Goebbels in the 2004 film Downfall. ()

Ulrich Matthes was born in Berlin. He studied acting in the early 1980's in Berlin under Else Bongers. Ulrich Matthes studied German and English, because he really wanted to become a teacher, so he also took private acting lessons during his studies. His first engagement brought him to the Vereinigte Bühnen in Krefeld, where he played the title role in "Prinz Friedrich von Homburg". Later he came to Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus, the Bavarian State Theatre, the Munich Studio Theater and the Schaubühne place. Since the 2004/2005 season, he is member of the ensemble at Deutsches Theater in Berlin. In the 2004 movieThe Ninth Day, he plays Fr. Henri Kremer, a Catholic priest imprisoned at Dachau.In 2005 he was voted "Actor of the Year" by 'Theater heute' magazine for his performance in Edward Albees' "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?".Ulrich Matthes has also dubbed many American actors such as Kenneth Braga, Malcom McDowell, Charlie Sheen, Ralph Fiennes, and Richard Thomas.Description above from the Wikia site Hitler Parody, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikia.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Talk-Shows | Crime

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Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II. ...

A Hidden Life

PG-13

2019 | 3.6/5 | 2h 54min
Drama, War, History
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In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich ...

Downfall

R

2004 | 3.9/5 | 2h 36min
Drama, History, War
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A drama loosely based on Jean Bernard's Nazi-era prison diary. ...

The Ninth Day

Certification unknown

2004 | 3.2/5 | 1h 38min
Drama
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Feuerreiter is an elegant period drama that begins in Frankfurt in 1796. Through his friend, Baron von Sinclair, romantic and rebellious poet Friedrich Hölderlin secures the position of a private tut ...

Rider of the Flames

Certification unknown

1998 | 2h 10min
Drama
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Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Sw ...

Scene of the Crime

Certification unknown

1970- | 3.1/5 | 1h 30min per episode
Drama, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Ulrich Matthes

Berliner Bär Grimme-Preis Der Faust Bavarian Film Awards Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring Officer's Cross of The Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany European Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Ulrich Matthes as Actor(42)

as Pesolt2024 Milk Teeth
as himself2022 Angela Merkel - Im Lauf der Zeit
as Adolf Hitler2022 Munich: The Edge of War
as Herr Lange2021 The Story of My Wife
as Roland2021 Geborgtes Weiß
as Malte Klingsor2021 Freunde
as Bischof Thiel2020 Playing God
as Lorenz Schwaninger2019 A Hidden Life
2019 Troubled Times
2019 Jupiter
2017 Narration
as Helmuth James von Moltke2017 Geschichte einer Liebe – Freya
as Arnold2017 Krieg
as Matteo Kälin2017 Gift
as Bruno2016 The Missing Woman
as Verleger Winter2016 Die vierte Gewalt
as Ulrihs2016 Exiled
as Hartmut Kummer2014 Open the Wall
as Vater2013 The Notebook
as Ernst Jünger2012 Calm at Sea
as Ben Kästner2012 Cracks in the Shell
as vocie2011 Faust Sonnengesang
as Hauptmann und Kompaniechef2010 Neue Vahr Süd
as Robert2008 November Child
as Dr. Leonhard2006 Vineta
as (voice)2006 Geheimes Deutschland
as Peter2004 Traffic Affairs
as Abbé Henri Kremer2004 The Ninth Day
as Joseph Goebbels2004 Downfall
as Dr. Graf2002 Mörderherz
as Kommissar Steiner2000 Der Hahn ist tot
as Eckert1999 Aimée & Jaguar
1998 Rider of the Flames
as Eberhard Esche1998 Abgehauen
as René1997 Wintersleepers
as Alexander Bacher1995 Nikolaikirche
as Rainer Dreyer1995 Der Mörder und sein Kind
as TV showmaster1992 Herr Ober!
as Dr. Oskar Bernhardi1987 Professor Bernhardi
as Peter1973 Artur, Peter und der Eskimo
as Thomas1971 Besuch der Tochter
as Max1969 An einem Tag im September

TV Shows/Series with Ulrich Matthes as Actor(29)

as himself2020 After Corona Club
as Wilhelm Hoffmann2018 Das Boot
as himself2018 Talk aus Berlin
as himself2008 Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker
2007 ANNE WILL
as himself2007 Dickes B
as himself2007 Inas Nacht
as himself2005 Thadeusz
as himself2004 Leute am Donnerstag
as himself2003 West.art am Sonntag
as himself2001 Hart aber fair
as Victor Hauptmann2001 SOKO Leipzig
as himself1999 Beckmann
as Danzer1992 Wolffs Revier
as himself1989 ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
as Michael Strobel1981 A Case For Two
as himself1979 NDR Talk Show
as Andreas Gobel1977 The Old Fox
as himself1976 Kölner Treff
as Ulrich Huberti1974 Derrick
as Harald Breuer1974 Derrick
as Holger Küster1974 Derrick
as Robert Lohmann1974 Derrick
as himself1974 III nach neun
as Psychologe1971 Police Call 110
as Tanjas Partner1971 Police Call 110
as Günther Kremer1970 Scene of the Crime
as Richard Harloff1970 Scene of the Crime
as himself1966 Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Full Name: Ulrich Matthes
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Saturday, 05/09 1959 (May) in West Berlin, West Germany (current age: 64 years + 352 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: German (DE)
Educated at: Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster
Member of: Academy of Arts, Berlin, Deutsche Filmakademie
Other names for Ulrich Matthes (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Uli Matthes"
"Ulli Matthes"
Ulrich Matthes frequently works together with these people:
Hans Georg Panczak (54x, Actor)
Dirk Galuba (44x, Actor)
Philipp Moog (42x, Actor)
Hans Peter Hallwachs (40x, Actor)
Sky du Mont (38x, Actor)
Manfred Zapatka (38x, Actor)
Jacques Breuer (37x, Actor)
Wolf Roth (33x, Actor)
Eleonore Weisgerber (33x, Actress)
Holger Petzold (33x, Actor)
Karl Kranzkowski (32x, Actor)
Hansa Czypionka (32x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:26494, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024